It's all about momentum.
Newcastle team 1-11 is not as good as the team they went down with (Wjanduldum, Sissoko etc) but rather than the club getting used to losing year in year out like we did at prem level, they've had a season of winning 25 games and have now got that confidence when leading in games.
Haven't really signed anyone of note either.
Must admit though when Burnley-Huddersfield came on I did think I'd switched back to Channel Five by mistake!